Native Dish:
Name: Stewed Nettles
Recipe:
1 1/2 tsp butter
1/2 lb lamb or beef bones
freshly ground black pepper
salt
12 oz nettles (or any leafy spring greens; beet greens,
spinach, etc)
1/2 cup yogurt-garlic sauce (below)
Heat butter in a large skillet and add the bones. Cover & cook over
medium heat, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides.
Add 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp pepper, and a pinch of salt, and simmer,
uncovered, 10 mins. There should only be about 1-2 Tb thick
intensely flavored meat juices left in the skillet. Discard the
bones.
Instead of the bones, use 1 cup degreased meat stock, boil down to
2 Tb. or use a reduced mushroom stock for a vegetarian dish.
Meanwhile, wash, stem, and drain the greens. Cook, covered, in a
saucepan until wilted, about 5 mins. (NOTE: hard, acrid greens
should be blanched awhile in plenty of boiling water.) Immediately
drain and refresh under cold running water. Squeeze dry & roughly
chop. Reheat the reduced juices. Add the greens and cook gently,
stirring, 5 mins. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pile the
greens onto a shallow serving dish, mound the yogurt sauce in the
center, and serve warm or at room temperature.
Yogurt-garlic sauce
makes 1 cup
16 oz plain, low-fat yogurt, drained to 1 cup (I use a coffee cone
with a filter - it should take 3 hours or more) about 1/4 cup water
1 or more cloves garlic, peeled pinch coarse salt
Place the drained yogurt in a shallow bowl. Use a fork to whisk in
the water gradually until creamy and smooth. Crush the garlic with
the salt and add to the yogurt, beating until smooth. If the sauce
is acrid, add a pinch of sugar. Let mellow at least 1 hour before
using.
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One Celebration or Festival: Victory and Peace day, May 9th. They
celebrate the end of World War 2.
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97%
Country:99.4%
Social Customs: They greet by going to peoples houses without telling
them that they are coming and bring gifts and are just really friendly.
The main thing they eat is Nakhajash which is meal including coffee,
tea, pastry, and a meal of their choice. Armenians dress very much
like we do skirts, pants, t-shirts etc.
Recreation: Reading is very popular in Armenia, particularly the
newspaper! Soccer is the main sport and Chess is the main
game played.
Government
Type: Republic
Leader: Serzh Sargsyan
Independence:
When: September 21, 1991
From Whom: The Soviet Union
Economics
Monetary Unit: Dram (AMD)
Exchange Rate: 414.69
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country: $5,700
Major Industries:
1. Diamond-Processing
2. Food Processing
Major Trading Partner:
Imports: Russia 21.8%
Exports: Germany 18.1%
Life Expectancy:
Men: 68.52 years
Women: 76.29 years
Geography
Climate: Highland Continental, hot summers, cold winters
Natural Resource:
1.Small deposits of gold
2. Copper
3. Zinc
Physical Features:
1. Lake Sevan: Lake Seven is one of the world's largest mountain lakes. It covers
540 square miles above sea level. It is home to many fish but mainly
Trout. Sadly their Trout is endangered because of pollution and other
factors.
2. Ararat Valley: The Ararat Valley is a pastureland, while 1 tenth is forested. It is
located just southwest of the capitol of Armenia, Yerevan. This Valley
has hundreds of rapid flowing mountain rivers and picture spots that will make your
mouth fall!
Environmental Issues: Armenia's environmental issues are soil pollution and toxic
from chemicals.
Armenia
1.Armenian 97.9%
2.Yezidi 1.3%
1.Armenian Apostolic 94.7%
2.Christian 4%
Name: Stewed Nettles
Recipe:
1 1/2 tsp butter
1/2 lb lamb or beef bones
freshly ground black pepper
salt
12 oz nettles (or any leafy spring greens; beet greens,
spinach, etc)
1/2 cup yogurt-garlic sauce (below)
Heat butter in a large skillet and add the bones. Cover & cook over
medium heat, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides.
Add 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp pepper, and a pinch of salt, and simmer,
uncovered, 10 mins. There should only be about 1-2 Tb thick
intensely flavored meat juices left in the skillet. Discard the
bones.
Instead of the bones, use 1 cup degreased meat stock, boil down to
2 Tb. or use a reduced mushroom stock for a vegetarian dish.
Meanwhile, wash, stem, and drain the greens. Cook, covered, in a
saucepan until wilted, about 5 mins. (NOTE: hard, acrid greens
should be blanched awhile in plenty of boiling water.) Immediately
drain and refresh under cold running water. Squeeze dry & roughly
chop. Reheat the reduced juices. Add the greens and cook gently,
stirring, 5 mins. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pile the
greens onto a shallow serving dish, mound the yogurt sauce in the
center, and serve warm or at room temperature.
Yogurt-garlic sauce
makes 1 cup
16 oz plain, low-fat yogurt, drained to 1 cup (I use a coffee cone
with a filter - it should take 3 hours or more) about 1/4 cup water
1 or more cloves garlic, peeled pinch coarse salt
Place the drained yogurt in a shallow bowl. Use a fork to whisk in
the water gradually until creamy and smooth. Crush the garlic with
the salt and add to the yogurt, beating until smooth. If the sauce
is acrid, add a pinch of sugar. Let mellow at least 1 hour before
using.
celebrate the end of World War 2.
USA: 97%
Country:99.4%
them that they are coming and bring gifts and are just really friendly.
The main thing they eat is Nakhajash which is meal including coffee,
tea, pastry, and a meal of their choice. Armenians dress very much
like we do skirts, pants, t-shirts etc.
newspaper! Soccer is the main sport and Chess is the main
game played.
When: September 21, 1991
From Whom: The Soviet Union
USA: $39,676
Country: $5,700
1. Diamond-Processing
2. Food Processing
Imports: Russia 21.8%
Exports: Germany 18.1%
Men: 68.52 years
Women: 76.29 years
1.Small deposits of gold
2. Copper
3. Zinc
1. Lake Sevan: Lake Seven is one of the world's largest mountain lakes. It covers
540 square miles above sea level. It is home to many fish but mainly
Trout. Sadly their Trout is endangered because of pollution and other
factors.
2. Ararat Valley: The Ararat Valley is a pastureland, while 1 tenth is forested. It is
located just southwest of the capitol of Armenia, Yerevan. This Valley
has hundreds of rapid flowing mountain rivers and picture spots that will make your
mouth fall!
from chemicals.